K9 Ventures

JULY 19, 2012

Four of the portfolio companies have had successful exits: CardMunch was acquired by LinkedIn , BackType was acquired by Twitter , IndexTank was acquired by LinkedIn , and just this week, card.io K9 Ventures II will still be syndicating most investments with other seed and angel investors. was acquired by PayPal.

Technology 132

Technology Seed Stage San Francisco Limited Partner 132

VC Cafe

JULY 4, 2011

. “With the establishment of the new R&D center, we will be in a better position to build a close relationship with the Israeli technology community and identify new technologies that could become part of our portfolio,&# said GE Global Research VP for Advanced Technologies Michael Idelchik. DG FASTCHANNEL TO BUY ISRAEL’S MEDIAMIND.

Israel 90

Israel Balance Sheet Acquisition Africa 90

Rob Go

JULY 17, 2014

1) How is the portfolio performing? On performance, we are happy with how things are shaping up in our early NextView I portfolio. As a result, we have been able to return a nice chunk of the first fund, with many of our most promising portfolio companies still in play and progressing rapidly. Zillow ), Hyperpublic ( acq.

Seed Stage 69

Seed Stage Early Stage Due Diligence Liquidity Event 69

Austin Startup

MARCH 7, 2021

San Antonio has Geekdom with USAA and Port San Antonio with the Air Force Cyber Command; Houston has The Ion with Rice University, Microsoft and NASA and The Cannon distributed across the city; Dallas has Pegasus Park with UT Southwestern and Lyda Hill Philanthropies; and Austin has Capital Factory with the Army Futures Command.

Texas 90

Texas San Antonio Houston Dallas 90

This is going to be BIG.

MAY 5, 2023

You can stop making new investments, but it will take years to actually work through your active portfolio companies. I’ve decided that this is long enough for me—especially given the fact that when you’re in venture capital, you don’t just stop.

Later Stage 218

Later Stage Venture Capital Term Sheet Limited Partner 218

Up and Running

NOVEMBER 20, 2014

A marketing/PR agency may have a flashy portfolio that impresses you with their big name clients, but for a startup or small business, paying thousands each month to such an agency isn’t going to be good bang for your (limited) buck. Traditional distribution services no longer work. Expensive Agencies.

PR 145

PR Small Business SEO Warrant 145

Duct Tape Marketing

AUGUST 29, 2013

Marketo uses a portfolio of content that includes articles, white papers, brochures, case studies, product data sheets, resource libraries, presentations, videos, and even more advanced content such as eBooks, podcasts, webinars, workbooks, and online courses. Content distribution is equally as important as content creation.

Demand 77

Demand Tampa Marketing B2B 77

Austin Startup

AUGUST 1, 2017

Large funds write larger checks because they lack the mental/resource bandwidth to actively manage a portfolio of smaller investments. Understand the tension between “Portfolio” v. Listen to enough VCs at large firms w/ broad portfolios talk about startup finance, and you will inevitably hear the term “power law” come up.

Liquidation Preference 48

Liquidation Preference Common Stock Valuation Silicon Valley 48